APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TRADE BUSINESS CARD

• US 20090326995A1
• Filed: 04/23/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Armand Rousso, Joseph A. Sorisi
• Original Assignee: Armand Rousso, Joseph A. Sorisi
• Inventors: Rousso, Armand, Sorisi, Joseph A.
• Application Number:
  US12/108,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

This disclosure details apparatuses, methods and systems for a Trade Business Card. The Trade Business Card and Trade Business Card Platform allows users to enter some key business profile data about their company (e.g., address, category of business, customs, DHL, D&B information, telephone number, etc.). This information may then provide other companies and individuals who receive the Trade Business Card access to and the ability to view a provider'"'"'s services, products and other offerings and to generate a good faith estimate. In one embodiment, the Trade Business Card travels (i.e., is visible) on every Trade Business Card Platform web page and is automatically populated with required data entry fields from searches through the approved purchase process. This eliminates the need for the user or other Trade Business Card Platform participants and/or administrators from having to type in any information about the customer profile manually.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method to generate a persistent transactional account profile data record, comprising:

receiving business profile data inputs associated with a business, including at least one business identifier configured to grant access to business information associated with the business from a business information repository;

submitting the at least one business identifier to the business information repository;

receiving business information associated with the business from the business information repository in response to the submission of the at least one business identifier;

populating a business profile data record with a subset of the business profile data and the business information; and

persisting the business profile data record in a business profile record database.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

granting a higher access level to the business within an online transactional environment after the business profile data record has been persisted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the business information repository comprises a credit rating agency.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the business information repository comprises a repository of business reliability information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the business profile data includes an electronic address, and further comprising:

sending an electronic message to the electronic address, the electronic message including an embedded link; and

receiving a notification of selection of the embedded link before persisting the business profile data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a transaction interest indicator for a transaction from the business;

querying the business profile data record associated with the business from the business profile record database; and

automatically populating a web form associated with the transaction based on information extracted from the business profile data record.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing business profile data inputs to establish compliance with a set of criteria; and

prompting for re-entry of non-compliant business profile data inputs.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the set of criteria include completeness of essential business profile data inputs.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the set of criteria include proper formatting of a subset of business profile data inputs.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the business profile data inputs further include at least one listing of authorized individuals to receive communications directed to the business through information contained in the business profile data record.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the business information in accordance with a set of access criteria;

determining a status assignment for the business based on the analysis of the business information; and

incorporating the status assignment into the business profile data record.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the status assignment comprises a restricted access level within an online transactional environment.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the status assignment comprises a credit rating.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a transaction interest indicator for a transaction from the business;

querying a payment requirement associated with the transaction;

comparing the payment requirement with the credit rating;

forming a compliance message based on the comparison between the payment requirement and the credit rating; and

providing the compliance message to a counterparty to the transaction.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the status assignment comprises a commercial reliability rating.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the business profile data record to a transactional counterparty within an online transactional environment.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the providing the business profile data record comprises:

packaging information contained in the business profile data record as an electronic business card; and

imparting the electronic business card to the transactional counterparty.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the providing the business profile data record comprises:

populating a contact record in an address book belonging to the transactional counterparty based on information contained in the business profile data record.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the business profile data further comprises a business name and business contact information.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the business profile data further comprises authorized buyer information.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the business profile data further comprises signatory information.

22. A processor-implemented system to generate a persistent transactional account profile data record, comprising:

means to receive business profile data inputs associated with a business, including at least one business identifier configured to grant access to business information associated with the business from a business information repository;

means to submit the at least one business identifier to the business information repository;

means to receive business information associated with the business from the business information repository in response to the submission of the at least one business identifier;

means to populate a business profile data record with a subset of the business profile data and the business information; and

means to persist the business profile data record in a business profile record database.

23. An apparatus to generate a persistent transactional account profile data record, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions comprise;

receive business profile data inputs associated with a business, including at least one business identifier configured to grant access to business information associated with the business from a business information repository;

submit the at least one business identifier to the business information repository;

receive business information associated with the business from the business information repository in response to the submission of the at least one business identifier;

populate a business profile data record with a subset of the business profile data and the business information; and

persist the business profile data record in a business profile record database.

24. A processor-accessible medium to generate a persistent transactional account profile data record, comprising:

processor readable instructions stored in the processor-accessible medium, wherein the processor readable instructions are issuable by a processor to;

receive business profile data inputs associated with a business, including at least one business identifier configured to grant access to business information associated with the business from a business information repository;

submit the at least one business identifier to the business information repository;

receive business information associated with the business from the business information repository in response to the submission of the at least one business identifier;

populate a business profile data record with a subset of the business profile data and the business information; and

persist the business profile data record in a business profile record database.